Rollercoaster Rider Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 I rode Rampage at Alabama Splash Adventures 16 times in a row without unbuckling my seatbelt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericthewanderer Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 I try to marathon as much as I can,though I still haven't gone for any in the double digits YET. Some various memories: -At some of my first events at Great Adv.(back around 1999/2000) the park had a rule that each coaster had to have at least 2 riders to dispatch.Since Medusa was still new everyone was there,and I had to pull my mini-marathons of GASM,Viper,and Chiller(with OTSRs!)with one of the ride ops! -A few years later at another event Great Adv. dropped the 2-rider rule and I got to ride Rolling Thunder about 5/6 by myself;it was pretty freaky having nighttime ERT with literally no-one else on the ride . -Since SFA is my home park I can go whenever I can/want,and have gotten several marathons of various lengths over the years,my favorite being back in 2004 when I got about 7 rides on Roar. -Another memorable marathon was during a rare ERT at Conneaut Lake back in 2011.I managed about 4 rides on the Blue Streak that time;what was so memoarable is that that ride still uses the old "handbrake" to stop it-and since it was an after hours ERT they kept it off and the train just cruised thru the station!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urzishra Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 At Adventuredome last year when El Loco just opened. It was a slow day there so I did a "El Loco/Canyon Blaster" loop maybe 5 or 6 times in a row and about 10 times total in 2 hours or so. By the 6th time in a row it started feeling like a chore. But it was super fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterlvr Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 At Adventuredome last year when El Loco just opened. It was a slow day there so I did a "El Loco/Canyon Blaster" loop maybe 5 or 6 times in a row and about 10 times total in 2 hours or so. By the 6th time in a row it started feeling like a chore. But it was super fun. so, they didn't let you do back to back rides on one ride? they wouldn't let me last year and i did the figure 8 over and over. did 10 on each to feel like i got my money's worth. but left with a bruise from canyon blaster. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager6442 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 45 times on Ravine Flyer II on a Saturday in June, 2014. It took about 8 hours. The ride ops got to know me and even made an announcement. About 9:30 my body started telling me it had had enough (even though there was some more ERT available.) Someone said Waldameer doesn't really get crowded until after July 4, and that was certainly the case that day. 31 times on Voyage. I did this 3 different times. 31 times on American Thunder. 31 times on Prowler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 We rode Nitro for an hour and a half without getting off with Boldikus on January 3rd in sub-freezing temps. That has to be my favorite marathon session ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 We rode Nitro for an hour and a half without getting off with Boldikus on January 3rd in sub-freezing temps. That has to be my favorite marathon session ever. Definitely one of my favorites, what a way to close out the season. Kind of crazy to think back about it now that its 80 degrees lol. I've had a few epic marathon sessions, including one at SFOG last weekend. Sometimes I just find a ride I love if its quiet I'll get as many rides as possible, including playing musical chairs around the train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 We rode Nitro for an hour and a half without getting off with Boldikus on January 3rd in sub-freezing temps. That has to be my favorite marathon session ever. You guys have me so excited for holiday in the park, I can't wait to do this lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigcwd2000 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 The best marathon I have ever done was last year at Carowinds riding Fury 28 times on a Friday and 48 times on Saturday (with fastlane). It was pretty incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Coaster Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 The best marathons that I have ever had have been at Funtown USA. In a few of my visits during the week at the end of August/early September, the park is a ghost town since all of the kids in Maine have gone back to school. I believe I rode Excalibur for 2-2.5 hours straight one time without getting off. A few of those rides were with just me in the train. While a short Marathon, I got three straight rides in a row on Boulder Dash last Halloween at the end of the night. Any seat on that ride is legendary once the sun goes down. At some of my first events at Great Adv.(back around 1999/2000) the park had a rule that each coaster had to have at least 2 riders to dispatch.Since Medusa was still new everyone was there,and I had to pull my mini-marathons of GASM,Viper,and Chiller(with OTSRs!)with one of the ride ops! You're a real trooper. How did your head feel after marathoning Viper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImNotOneOfYou Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 I feel like less of an enthusiast after seeing all of this. My all-time record is Nitro at SFGAdv with 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericthewanderer Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 At some of my first events at Great Adv.(back around 1999/2000) the park had a rule that each coaster had to have at least 2 riders to dispatch.Since Medusa was still new everyone was there,and I had to pull my mini-marathons of GASM,Viper,and Chiller(with OTSRs!)with one of the ride ops! You're a real trooper. How did your head feel after marathoning Viper? Believe it or not it wasn't too bad-Viper was still sort-of new then and IMO the headbanging qualities on that ride were just appearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beni_Rodriguez Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 If you live by Wisconsin Dells try Timber Falls Adventure Park and ride Hellcat for unlimited rides for $29.99 according to their website. In 2014 I sent them an e-mail requesting to be allowed to ride more than what at the time was ( 5 ) times for a bracelet. They charged us only $19.99 and we rode it ( 30 ) times. After that our bodies hurt too much because it is a very intense (ie. rough, but fun!) roller coaster. There was no wait and at the end of the night they were running full ( 12 ) people trains. It was sweet. On the top of the lifthill you get a great view to your left of Wisconsin Dells downtown. Did Zippin Pippin 18 times in a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beni_Rodriguez Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 I did 30 hours on the Great Amercan Scream Machine in 2003. I seem to think it was 367 laps for that 30 hours or 238 miles. I also did 30 hours on the Screamin' Eagle this past July. I think my lap total was close to 380 or so. I lost count due to the few hours that I was taken a nap on the ride. Sleeping on a roller coaster. THUG LIFE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillenniumFangirl Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Rougarou at Cedar Point (I really don't know why). By the tenth time my ears were ringing. That ride can hurt... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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